Glossary
Asset Integrity Management through the provision of risk based
inspection, maintenance and repairwith working at height
expertise.
Acronym | Abbreviation | Translation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
American Bureau of Shipping | |||
API | American Petroleum Institute | ||
API 510/570 | American Petroleum Institute – Standards 510 & 570 | Pressure Vessels | |
API-RP-2D | American Petroleum Institute – Recommended Practise 2D | Crane Inspection | |
APM | Asset Performance Management | ||
ASME IX | American Society of Mechanical Engineers – Pressure Vessel Welding Code | ||
AWS | American Welding Society | ||
BS7121 Part 2 | British Standards Institute – Code of Practice for safe use of cranes | Cranes | |
BV | Bureau Veritas | ||
CAP437 | Civil Aviation Publications – Standards for Offshore Helicopter Landing Areas | Helideck | |
DNV | Det Norske Veritas | Classification Society | |
DROPS | Dropped Objects Prevention Scheme | ||
ECH | Electric Chain Hoist | Cranes | |
EMAG | Electromagnetic Rope Testing | Wire Rope Inspection | |
ET | Eddy Current Testing | Non-Destructive Testing | |
FPSO | Floating Production Storage & Offloading | ||
FSO | Floating Storage & Offloading | ||
HP | High Pressure | Blasting | |
IEC | International Electrotechnical Commission | Explosion Proof | |
IP15 | Institue of Petroleum/Ingress Protection? | Explosion Proof | |
IRATA | Industrial Rope Access Trade Association | ||
LEEA | Lifting Equipment Engineers Association | ||
LR | Lloyds Register | Classification Society | |
MHC | Mobile Harbour Crane | Cranes | |
MRT | Magnetic Rope Inspection | Wire Rope Inspection | |
MT | Magentic Particle Testing | Non-Destructive Testing | |
NACE 2 | National Association of Corrosion Engineers – Coating Inspector Certification | Painting | |
NDT | Non-Destructive Testing | ||
NPD | Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (name changed to Norwegian Offshore Directorate in 2024) | Explosion Proof | |
OBO | Ore-Bulk-Oil | Vessel Type | |
OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer | ||
PAUT | Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing | Non-Destructive Testing | |
PEC | Pulsed Eddy Current | Non-Destructive Testing | |
PSA | Petroleum Safety Authority | Explosion Proof | |
PT | Penetrant Testing | Non-Destructive Testing | |
RS | Rail System, Rotating Slew | Cranes | |
RT | Radiographic Testing (Computed Radiography) | Non-Destructive Testing | |
RTGC | Rubber Tyred Gantry Crane | Cranes | |
SC | Straddle Carrier | Cranes | |
STS | Ship To Shore | Cranes | |
UAV | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle | ||
UHP | Ultra High Pressure | Blasting | |
ULCC | Ultra Large Crude Carrier | Vessel Type | |
UT | Ultrasonic Testing | Non-Destructive Testing | |
UWILD | Underwater Inspection in lieu of Dry-Docking | ||
VLCC | Very Large Crude Carrier | Vessel Type |